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Abstract

It would be a very easy matter to discuss recent work on carbohydrate and fat metabolism at great length from the experimental point of view. There are also numerous points of considerable clinical interest. I might gather these latter together and refrain from any description of our own researches, but this would not be fulfilling the obligation which I was very pleased to accept when invited to present this paper. I will, however, compromise and discuss briefly certain general aspects of the subjects and also the results of some investigations which we are at present pursuing.